House Democrats are pressuring Biden-district Republicans to support a bill that would counter a federal judge's explosive ruling pausing the FDA's approval of a common abortion drug — or face the political fallout.
Nikki Haley's 2024 campaign is telling donors that former President Trump is "consumed by the grievances of the past and the promise of more drama in the future," according to a memo obtained by Axios.
Why it matters: The primary dynamics are changing against Trump. Haley has been polling in single digits, but a fundraising haul of $11 million in six weeks gives her campaign an opening against her rivals.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) is Congress' least prolific tweeter, sending just one tweet in the 118th Congress as of April 5, according to data provided to Axios by Quorum.
Why it matters: Some members of Congress see Twitter as a nuisance at best — and a corrosive threat to national discourse at worst. That's in contrast with the many lawmakers who have embraced social media as a potent political messaging tool — with Twitter enjoying singular status on Capitol Hill.
Twitter's ex-CEO Parag Agrawal and two other former executives accused the social media company in a lawsuit Monday of failing to reimburse them for more than $1 million in legal expenses.
Driving the news: Agrawal, former Twitter chief legal officer Vijaya Gadde and ex-chief financial officer Ned Segal, who were fired after Elon Musk took over the platform allege the company "refused to acknowledge its obligations and to remit payment of any invoices," per the filing.
Four days after Tennessee House Republicans expelled Democratic lawmaker Justin Jones for participating in a gun control protest, Nashville's Metro Council voted unanimously to send him back to his old seat.
Why it matters: Jones has emerged as a national figure at the center of passionate debates over gun violence, racial bias and democratic norms. Leaders from Nashville Mayor John Cooper to President Biden said Jones' expulsion wrongly subverted the will of the voters who elected him.
Senate Democrats on Monday revealed plans to hold a hearing into "the Supreme Court's ethical standards" in the coming daysas they push for an investigation into Justice Clarence Thomas.
Why it matters: Thomas is under fire from Democrats over a recentProPublica report detailing lavish gifts he received from billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow over the course of decades.
House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued new subpoenas to the FBI on Monday, demanding information about the agency's alleged source development targeting Catholic churches in Richmond, Virginia.
Why it matters: It's one of several angles the new Weaponization committee is using to investigate the FBI.
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) may be on the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to abortion rights, but on the conflicting rulings about abortion pills they agree: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should "ignore" a Texas federal judge's decision to halt the approval of abortion medication.
Why it matters: If that ruling stands, manufacturing, selling and distributing the abortion drug mifepristone will be outlawed — effectively creating a nationwide ban on abortion medication.
Driving the news: The appeal, filed in the conservative-leaning Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, argues that the anti-abortion groups that submitted the initial case have no standing to bring the case and the Texas federal court ruling should be put on hold while the case moves forward.
President Biden said Monday that he plans on running for re-election in 2024, but he is "not prepared to announce it yet."
The big picture: Biden has repeatedly said that he intends to run in 2024, but the timeline for an official announcement has gotten pushed, leaving many Democrats and potential staffers' 2024 plans in limbo.
House Democrats on Monday will introduce a bill affirming the Food and Drug Administration has the final say approvingdrugs used in medication abortion, in response to last week's Texas federal court ruling on abortion pills.
Why it matters: Legal experts say the decision staying the FDA's authorization of the widely used drug mifepristone could set a precedent allowing courts to define drug approval policy.
Prominent tech investor Ron Conway's firm SV Angel will convene top staffers from AI companies in San Francisco on Wednesday to discuss AI policy issues, a source familiar with the group told Axios.
Why it matters: The meeting shows that as AI keeps getting hotter, top companies are realizing the importance of consistent public policy and shared standards to keep use of the technology responsible.
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into reports that a trove of apparently classified U.S. intelligence documents was leaked online from the Pentagon, the Defense Department said on Sunday night.
Driving the news: Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said in an emailed statement that officials are assessing the validity of the material, which the New York Times reports indicates that U.S. intelligence has penetrated Russia's military and also apparently spied on allies including Israel, South Korea and Ukraine.
Former Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC's "This Week" Sunday investigations surrounding former President Trump could risk turning the Republican 2024 presidential primary process into a "circus."
